Maven dependencies - version vs updates

Question

mvnrepository usually lists "version" and "updates" for each dependency.

1. If I'm publishing my own package, how do I specify the "updates" version
2. Which dependancy does Maven used when resolving transitive dependencies? So if my package depends on package A, which depends of package B with - version = 1.0 and updates = 1.1. Which version of B would I get?

Answer 1

You're asking what the meaning of the information in the "Updates" column of MVNRepository's "Compile Dependencies" table is.

It tells you whether there's an updated version of a particular dependency available and if so what the latest version is. If there's a check mark it means the library in question already uses the latest version of dependency X. You will always get the declared version of a dependency no matter what the latest version is.

Hence, if you use valdr-bean-validation 1.1.2 (example above) you'll also get jackson-databind 2.4.0 as a transitive dependency (1st row above). 2.7.1-1 would be the latest available jackson-databind version.

Notes: I finally understand your question. It would have been helpful for you to give us a concrete example right from the start.